Home / United States / Steel plants / Gerdau Monroe steel plant

Gerdau Monroe steel plant

Steel Plant in United States. Approximate location 41.89436, -83.36186.

Steel PlantUnited StatesCO₂ reported

Gerdau Monroe steel plant is a steel plant in United States with a reported capacity of 730,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. By capacity it ranks #55 of 75 steel plants tracked in United States. It emits about 40,517 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,445 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 90% below the median steel plant.

730,000t of steel
40,517t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1201CO₂ rank in United States
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567157.

في السياق: كيف يتم مقارنة هذا المنشأة

عند 730,000 t of steel، يكون Gerdau Monroe steel plant أقل من متوسط steel plant في United States (1,000,000 t of steel). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 50% أقل من متوسط steel plant. القطاع الفرعي: iron-and-steel. كـ steel plant، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 800–1500°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تحرق مصانع الصلب الفحم في الأفران العالية أو تستخدم الأقواس الكهربائية لصهر الخردة؛ في كلا الحالتين يجب الاحتفاظ بالمعدن المذاب فوق 1,500°C ونقله عبر الأنابيب والحاويات الساخنة الواسعة.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 40,517 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

9,445cars driven for a year
5,284homes' annual energy use
675,283tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest steel plants in United States

U.S. Steel Gary Works: 7,800,000 t of steel7.8MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor steel plant: 7,254,000 t of steel7.3MCleveland-…Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor steel plant: 5,001,000 t of steel5.0MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Big River Steel plant: 4,668,437 t of steel4.7MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland steel plant: 4,100,000 t of steel4.1MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works: 3,500,000 t of steel3.5MU.S. Steel…Steel Dynamics Columbus plant: 3,400,000 t of steel3.4MSteel Dyna…Nucor-Yamato Steel Blytheville plant: 3,174,000 t of steel3.2MNucor-Yama…

Reported capacity (t of steel), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Gerdau Monroe steel plant sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 41.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~9°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #55 largest of 75 steel plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 41.89436, -83.36186. View on OpenStreetMap.

Hot industrial equipment? Cut the heat loss.

Kilns, furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines on sites like this lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented removable modular insulation for hot industrial equipment:

  • Up to 96% less heat loss from insulated surfaces
  • Surface temperature down to ≤45°C for worker safety
  • 6× faster maintenance access — removable and refittable
  • Typical payback up to 2 years

See Inzonex process-equipment insulation →

Inzonex modular insulation on industrial equipment

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Gerdau Monroe steel plant?

Gerdau Monroe steel plant is a steel plant in United States. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Gerdau Monroe steel plant?

Gerdau Monroe steel plant has a reported capacity of 730,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Gerdau Monroe steel plant emit?

Gerdau Monroe steel plant emits about 40,517 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,445 cars. That ranks #1201 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Gerdau Monroe steel plant located?

Gerdau Monroe steel plant is in United States, near coordinates 41.89436, -83.36186.

Who operates Gerdau Monroe steel plant?

Gerdau Monroe steel plant is operated by Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.

Built from open public data; no personal information. Operate this site? Request a correction or removal.